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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
three
Kaiko
felt
The
to
months
san
like
last
hell
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
her
yen
been
has
saving
away
she
and
beavering
at
work
She
every
earned
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
back
a
leaving
Her
slipped
husband
and
then
of
quietly
Keiko
debt
a
off
with
while
borrowed
lot
the
money
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
so
foolishness
she
time
one
prayed
could
him
him
month
for
meet
into
she
such
she
one
For
could
more
lay
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
money
to
the
company
the
about
with
an
they
loan
and
at
agreement
fast
she
met
back
arrived
Then
pay
how
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
all
pay
is
Now
to
back
the
wants
money
she
do
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence